A Mysterious Encounter Samantha P.O. V I gasped, trying to catch my breath as I tried to stand, but my head began to ache, and I stumbled, quickly resting my back on the wall. I looked up, but all I could see was a tiny circle of light far above me. I was in a hole, and I was trapped. It wasn't really hard to tell how I ended up here. Earlier that day, I had fallen asleep under the oak tree, probably because I was exhausted from the long journey—and not because I was dying or anything. But then, I was woken up by a strange sound coming from the depths of the forest, and being the type to always run towards danger rather than away from it, I followed the sound, wandered deep into the forest until I lost my way, and eventually, I found myself here—trapped in this hole. “Help! Pleas

